ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70573
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| Date: | Monday 25 February 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro Lincoln B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 230 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | SX928 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP) |
| RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.2 SX928, 230 OCU RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 25/2/1952. The aircraft went off the side of the runway at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, when a swing developed on landing in conditions of poor visibility and fog. The undercarriage collapsed, and the aircraft caught fire before coming to a halt. There were no casualties to the crew, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.124 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.224
4. 230 OCU ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/10/1952: National Archvies (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2165/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162874
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1952
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-694-lincoln-b2-raf-scampton
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln#1950s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2009 11:37 | harro | Added |
| 10-Mar-2013 20:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:14 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 20:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 20:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2021 21:03 | harro | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 28-Feb-2021 01:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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